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their refrain was "bread, freedom and sharia" or islamic law from supporters of president mohammed morsi in cairo. morsi, morsi, they chanted. reporters also gathered in the coastal city of alexandria this evening, just days before a referendum on a draft constitution. it would affirm many tenets of sharia as the law of the land. >> i support the president. i think that opponents of the president claim that egypt would turn into an islamic state. but the reality is if they do not want a constitution that contains islamic law and they fear the growth of the islamic political current. >> suarez: back in cairo, morsi's opponents gathered again, separated from the president's muslim brotherhood backers by barricades. >> all these barricades you see here will not stop a million revolutionaries. they will eat these stones, not demolish them. they will eat them. >> suarez: violence between the two sides last week killed seven and wounded hundreds. and before dawn today, masked gunman sprayed birth shot at protestors in tahrir square miles from the presidential palace. nine people were hurt. ami
their refrain was "bread, freedom and sharia" or islamic law from supporters of president mohammed morsi in cairo. morsi, morsi, they chanted. reporters also gathered in the coastal city of alexandria this evening, just days before a referendum on a draft constitution. it would affirm many tenets of sharia as the law of the land. >> i support the president. i think that opponents of the president claim that egypt would turn into an islamic state. but the reality is if they do...
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mohammed morsi withdrawing part of the decree that expanded his powers but going ahead with a referendum on a new constitution. following two weeks of unrest with demonstrators storming the presidential palace and calling for the fall of his regime. welcome to a new hour of america's news headquarters. >> good morning. >> the political crisis as jamie said is worsening in egypt. president morsi's supporters say a referendum is needed to complete a democratic transition. opponents say mr. morrissey is becoming yet another dictator. good morning, embassador. >> good morning. >> they have a new constitution, a referendum next saturday. why is it so dangerous? >> well, the question whether morrissey can force this vote saturday is critical because the draft constitution that the constitution assembly has written is schreier friendly. it puts the doctrine into the constitution, christians and others in the country are very worried about it. they're very worried once the constitution is put into place, they may never get a real chance to change it. so the stakes are very high here for both sid
mohammed morsi withdrawing part of the decree that expanded his powers but going ahead with a referendum on a new constitution. following two weeks of unrest with demonstrators storming the presidential palace and calling for the fall of his regime. welcome to a new hour of america's news headquarters. >> good morning. >> the political crisis as jamie said is worsening in egypt. president morsi's supporters say a referendum is needed to complete a democratic transition. opponents...
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that because of the protest by supporters of islamist president mohammed morsi. the court was set to rule on the legitimacy of the islamist dominated panel that drafted the new constitution. but it now says it cannot operate in what it calls a "climate filled with hatred." steve harrigan live in cairo at the moment with the latest developments. not very encouraging, steve. good morning. >> reporter: certainly not. in a blow to the egypt constitutional court. judges were going to meet today but the building they were going to meet in was surrounded by protesters in favor of the egypt president mohammed morsi. the judges were too concerned about trying to enter the building. they failed to do so. they said they would not meet anymore under the atmosphere of fear and intimidation. to an example of mob rule here. justices building surrounded and the justices failing to meet today. as far as the constitution, pushed through in one night, earlier in the week, it's now set to go to a referendum. nationwide vote on this. december 15. president morsi said those extreme po
that because of the protest by supporters of islamist president mohammed morsi. the court was set to rule on the legitimacy of the islamist dominated panel that drafted the new constitution. but it now says it cannot operate in what it calls a "climate filled with hatred." steve harrigan live in cairo at the moment with the latest developments. not very encouraging, steve. good morning. >> reporter: certainly not. in a blow to the egypt constitutional court. judges were going to...
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. >>> egypt's president mohamed morsi fleeing the palace today. all of this as the backlash to the new sweeping power he is granted himself bubbles over. we'll take you live next to egypt for the latest developments on this important story. stay with us. >>> also ahead, netflix stocks sky is rocketing today in the wake of its licensing deal with disney. how big of a deal is this for netflix, and is it a stock to own? stay with us on that. >>> later on, bracing for a catastrophe. allstate estimating hurricane sandy will cost it over $1 billion, but will the impact on the fiscal cliff be even worse? the head of allstate is with me sitting down for a cnbc exclusive coming up in a few minutes. don't miss it. back in a moment. [ male announc] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start.
. >>> egypt's president mohamed morsi fleeing the palace today. all of this as the backlash to the new sweeping power he is granted himself bubbles over. we'll take you live next to egypt for the latest developments on this important story. stay with us. >>> also ahead, netflix stocks sky is rocketing today in the wake of its licensing deal with disney. how big of a deal is this for netflix, and is it a stock to own? stay with us on that. >>> later on, bracing for a...
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this as protesters clash with supporters of mohammed morsi outside the presidential palace in cairo egypt. in that country's largest confrontation since the uprising of hosni mubarak. we're back with daniel henninger and editorial board member matt comiskey. so, bret. we were told if we did intervene in syria we could see chemical weapons used, civil war and radicalization and perhaps a regional conflict. >> now, we have all of those things. do you have imagine what might have happened if the obama administration had intervened early by imposing a no-fly zone at very little cost and risk to the united states over syria, if assad had been gone 12 months ago fwe were now in the midst of a transitional process with an opposition that hadn't been radicallized by the influx from jordan, iraq, from elsewhere. instead, we're having not only the syrian meltdown with serious consequences, but hundreds of thousands of refugees in turkey, destabilization of jordan and increasing inability in lebanon and this is spilling out all over the region, paul. >> paul: what about the president's red lines on-
this as protesters clash with supporters of mohammed morsi outside the presidential palace in cairo egypt. in that country's largest confrontation since the uprising of hosni mubarak. we're back with daniel henninger and editorial board member matt comiskey. so, bret. we were told if we did intervene in syria we could see chemical weapons used, civil war and radicalization and perhaps a regional conflict. >> now, we have all of those things. do you have imagine what might have happened if...
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. >> ifill: protests surrounding egyptian president mohammed morsi's recent power grab and a hastily drafted constitution turned violent again today. jeffrey brown reports. >> brown: police outside the presidential palace in cairo retreated this evening after a crowd broke through their lines. officers fired back with tear gas but eventually a loud... allowed protestors to make their way to the palace gates. some threw stones toward the billing. security officials said president mohammed morsi left the palace as the demonstrations grew larger, reportedly to more than 100,000. it has become commonplace in the last few weeks. they follow morsi's recent decree that expands his powers and hastily drafted constitution put together by an islamist dominated committee. >> we won't be able to speak. there won't be a court that we can go talk to. he has made himself a force and he said it is a rather force. this is something we cannot believe. we've been 0 years being betrayed. we won't believe morsi. he will remain seated in the chair and not leave it. >> brown: on another front several of eg
. >> ifill: protests surrounding egyptian president mohammed morsi's recent power grab and a hastily drafted constitution turned violent again today. jeffrey brown reports. >> brown: police outside the presidential palace in cairo retreated this evening after a crowd broke through their lines. officers fired back with tear gas but eventually a loud... allowed protestors to make their way to the palace gates. some threw stones toward the billing. security officials said president...
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egyptian president mohammed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's new constitution made ongoing mass protests triggered by self-imposed powers. that israel's called on by the world now to cool off new settlement building in the west bank in east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. hello this is r.t. it's kevin or any of the smalling at one am and the islamist led opposition in kuwait has boycotted saturday's parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff for the country's an elected leaders the u.s. backed monarchy is accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll is r.t. if you see capital. kuwait may be a tiny nation but its regional influence as well as a strategic importance to the west is immense absolutely immense as an opec member anything any sort of unrest that happens on the ground here could have potential impact on the world oil market as well as global oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use this tiny nation as a hub for its ground forces as a counterweight to iran now kuwait alread
egyptian president mohammed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's new constitution made ongoing mass protests triggered by self-imposed powers. that israel's called on by the world now to cool off new settlement building in the west bank in east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. hello this is r.t. it's kevin or any of the smalling at one am and the islamist led opposition in kuwait has boycotted saturday's parliamentary ballot in...
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what we see with mohammed morsi, leader of the muslim brotherhood is after winning a narrow election he is using every tool at his disposal to make generational impact by way of what he says. >> jamie: when i watch the pictures and i see both sides protesting, i wonder to myself so much was sacrificed for what the people there wanted. free society, ability to livepeacefully and pray the way they want. muslim brotherhood growing the way it has. is that a sign of what the middle east will look like? >> clearist sign so far. of what the turbulence of arab spring brought us. with have no way to shape outcome of the political systems but we know if we don't speak clearly about what is important to us and don't take action to bolster those who are secular and democrat nick the outlook to balance forces then these kind of groups like the muslim brotherhood win. >> jamie: i heard about egyptians who had to flee because they were christians and want freedom they thought they were getting. besides monitoring the situation what does the u.s. need to do? is the white house doing what it should?
what we see with mohammed morsi, leader of the muslim brotherhood is after winning a narrow election he is using every tool at his disposal to make generational impact by way of what he says. >> jamie: when i watch the pictures and i see both sides protesting, i wonder to myself so much was sacrificed for what the people there wanted. free society, ability to livepeacefully and pray the way they want. muslim brotherhood growing the way it has. is that a sign of what the middle east will...
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egyptian president mohammed morsi backed off a decree giving him authority. he order aid new order giving military power to arrest sls while a new constitution is finalized and voted on this saturday. former president hosni mubarak issued a similar decree before he lost power declaring emergency law in egypt. meanwhile, the national salvation front, the secular liberal opposition, is considering a boycott of the charter vote and is calling for protests in advancing the vote this weekend. joining us now from cairo is nbc news foreign correspondent amman. thank you for joining us. my first question is just about the motivations, morsi's motive augustss here. initially when this sort of power grab, if you will -- we'll call it that -- began, there was some sense and some analysis that this was an effort to -- an effort at efficiency, to get things down and that the democratic process would be restored. that seems increasingly less the case. this seems like a consolidation of power. what is your read on the situation? >> well, i think it's very important to depen
egyptian president mohammed morsi backed off a decree giving him authority. he order aid new order giving military power to arrest sls while a new constitution is finalized and voted on this saturday. former president hosni mubarak issued a similar decree before he lost power declaring emergency law in egypt. meanwhile, the national salvation front, the secular liberal opposition, is considering a boycott of the charter vote and is calling for protests in advancing the vote this weekend....
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. >> eliot: in cairo protesters continue to press the regime of president mohammed morsi to relinquish the new powers he announced for himself this week. some protesters also object to the new draft egyptian constitution, which was finished friday and sent to morsi for review. meanwhile in israel you prime prime minister benjamin netanyahu government has announced plans to build housing that would physically link jerusalem with major west bank settlement. it is called counterproductive to the goals resuming direct negotiations between israel and the palestinians and achieving the two-state peace settlement that has been the u.s. diplomat i can goal for decades. for more on all these issues let's go to nicholas burns former undersecretary of state for political affairs former ambassador to n.a.t.o. and greece and now professor at the harvard kennedy school, and michael ohanlon senior fellow at the brookings institution and coauthor of "bending history"." will we and should we recognize the opposition forces? >> i think the obama administration needs to make a big decision. do you confer
. >> eliot: in cairo protesters continue to press the regime of president mohammed morsi to relinquish the new powers he announced for himself this week. some protesters also object to the new draft egyptian constitution, which was finished friday and sent to morsi for review. meanwhile in israel you prime prime minister benjamin netanyahu government has announced plans to build housing that would physically link jerusalem with major west bank settlement. it is called counterproductive to...
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mohamed morsi. >> yes,. >> rose: he was on the cover of the magazine? >> yes. >> rose: that probably gave it away -- >> for followers at home like yourself. that image was by the same photographer who did barack obama. >> rose: so here is -- there it is. tell me about that. what what are you trying to say there? >> so the photographer is a wonderful, wonderful photographer and we try -- i wanted to have a picture of obama that didn't look like familiar pictures of obama. he may be the most photographed man in the world. i also wanted something that conveyed the mood of the time. and particularly in the post-newtown period we're in now. that grisly and horrible massacre. the mood of the country has changed and he stepped up in a way that we really haven't seen and so i wanted the picture to be both familiar and unfamiliar both timeless and timely it's somber. it's meditative. it's deliberate. i think it's a really iconic picture. >> rose: you also have a profile in there of him and talking about this election which he says is more important than perhaps
mohamed morsi. >> yes,. >> rose: he was on the cover of the magazine? >> yes. >> rose: that probably gave it away -- >> for followers at home like yourself. that image was by the same photographer who did barack obama. >> rose: so here is -- there it is. tell me about that. what what are you trying to say there? >> so the photographer is a wonderful, wonderful photographer and we try -- i wanted to have a picture of obama that didn't look like familiar...
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one that gave president mohammed morsi new powers. steve harrigan is standing by live in cairo with more. >> remarkable scene in cairo this morning outside egypt supreme constitutional court. to put it simply, the court justices could not get in their own building. the judges will suspend their work while the atmosphere of intimidation physical a mental intimidation exist. the supreme court say they cannot do the work because of the mob around their building. it was likely they would rule on the legitimacy of egypt constitutional assembly. that body pushed through the constitution, the draft on friday. they go for a national referendum, up or down vote on december 15. if the constitution goes through, egypt president morsi says the extreme powers which he declared that he possessed would be void and it would go to normal here in egypt. richard morrison himself has strong public support. we have 200,000 people. mainly members of the muslim brotherhood who support the president come out on the street to show support. loud and emotional
one that gave president mohammed morsi new powers. steve harrigan is standing by live in cairo with more. >> remarkable scene in cairo this morning outside egypt supreme constitutional court. to put it simply, the court justices could not get in their own building. the judges will suspend their work while the atmosphere of intimidation physical a mental intimidation exist. the supreme court say they cannot do the work because of the mob around their building. it was likely they would rule...
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opponents of the egyptian president mohammed morsi filling the streets of cairo, including tahrir square. curious over his growing power and a controversial new draft constitution. another city, supporters of the president also turning out in force. violence breaking out as they pour into the streets. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo with the latest. >> rick, a few thousand anti-presidential protesters in tahrir square. in other parts of the city, about two miles from here, as many as 200,000 protesters turned out. these are people who support president morsi. many of them from the muslim brotherhood. a large number were bussed in from rural areas in egypt. many carrying the koran and shouting, god is the law. it was a real show of force and show of public support by those who support egypt's new president. he also announced there will be a constitutional referendum on december 15. it came really after a vote on friday pushing through that constitution in one day. now the nation will have the chance to vote up or down on that constitution. president morsi said the extreme powe
opponents of the egyptian president mohammed morsi filling the streets of cairo, including tahrir square. curious over his growing power and a controversial new draft constitution. another city, supporters of the president also turning out in force. violence breaking out as they pour into the streets. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo with the latest. >> rick, a few thousand anti-presidential protesters in tahrir square. in other parts of the city, about two miles from here, as...
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aides to mohammed morsi are now saying it's very possible the entire thing might be cancelled. in fact the legal affairs minister in egypt said tonight that just about everything is on the table. there is the possibility that the constituent assembly might have been a rewrite of the constitution. the constituent assembly also might be disbanded. and a new one might be elected and appointed. the leader of the opposition went on tv to say people are angry because they feel like their rights have been raped. opposition say no way will they take part in any dialogue president calling for tomorrow that looks like president morsi at least for the moment has blinked. shepard? >> shepard: at least talking control pro-mize. david lee has that made a difference on the street? >> it has. you know, there are still thousands on the street tonight. there are thousands in tahrir square. there are thousand sounds outside the presidential palace. what's notable tonight is at least as we know no violent clashes have taken place. pro-morsi demonstrators were told not to cross paths with the oppos
aides to mohammed morsi are now saying it's very possible the entire thing might be cancelled. in fact the legal affairs minister in egypt said tonight that just about everything is on the table. there is the possibility that the constituent assembly might have been a rewrite of the constitution. the constituent assembly also might be disbanded. and a new one might be elected and appointed. the leader of the opposition went on tv to say people are angry because they feel like their rights have...
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they're supporting mohammed morsi. screen right, earlier today, tahrir square, thousands voicing their opposition to morsi's move to greatly expand his personal powers. and in the port city of alexandria, the president supporters taking to the streets for a rally organized by the muslim brotherhood, clashing with opponents there. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo. what's the latest? >> both sides really trying to get their supporters out on the streets to show the level of public support, both pro and anti-morsi groups have. the anti-morsi protesters really come up short today, 25,000 at their peak behind me in that rear square. two miles away, perrot-government protesters numbering about 200,000, just here in cairo alone. but also in other cities in egypt as well. many of these egyptians from the rural areas bussed in, many carrying korans as well, shouting god is the law. so a real strong show of force for morsi supporters. morsi is also announced this constitution that will go to a he referendum. this draf
they're supporting mohammed morsi. screen right, earlier today, tahrir square, thousands voicing their opposition to morsi's move to greatly expand his personal powers. and in the port city of alexandria, the president supporters taking to the streets for a rally organized by the muslim brotherhood, clashing with opponents there. steve harrigan is streaming live from cairo. what's the latest? >> both sides really trying to get their supporters out on the streets to show the level of...
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egyptian authorities detained mohammed jamal ahmed, suspected of being the leader of a terrorist cell that planned those attacks in egypt and is reportedly linked with the storming of the u.s. consulate in benghazi on september 11th. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton is expected to testify on the libya attack after an independent review board finishes its report. >> so we have every expectation that she will testify, that she will do so in an open setting, and that perhaps the leaders of the report, the lead investigators, may be testifying before us in a closed setting. >> senator john kerry, the chirm of the senate foreign relations committee, says secretary clinton will also appear before that panel. >>> and closer to home now, president obama has asked congress for $60 billion. that's in aide to help with superstorm sandy's cleanup in all states. the request comes in the midst of a tough fiscal cliff fight and house speaker john boehner says they will review the request by the president. new york and new jersey originally asked for a combined $79 billion in aide. the s
egyptian authorities detained mohammed jamal ahmed, suspected of being the leader of a terrorist cell that planned those attacks in egypt and is reportedly linked with the storming of the u.s. consulate in benghazi on september 11th. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton is expected to testify on the libya attack after an independent review board finishes its report. >> so we have every expectation that she will testify, that she will do so in an open setting, and that perhaps the...
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basically mohammed morsi has lived down to the worst of the expectations. at the end of the day, as you said in your run up to this. this is about egypt and freedom. we have a revolution that continues for freedom and dignity. we did not have this revolution so that we could create a new dictator and this is why people are opposing what morsi did. >> morsi gave an interview to "time" magazine this week. an exclusive interview and this is just an excerpt from it. what i can see now is the egyptians are free. it's their right to express and to raise their voices and express their feelings and attitudes. but it's my responsibility, i see things more than they do. what does that even mean? >> so heavily invested in this revolution and loves this revolution, i find his words incredibly insulting to the revolution and its spirit of removing, basically, his daddy figure. morsi is basically saying i'm your daddy and what egypt has been saying since we started this election, we don't need a daddy, we need a president. >> how do you think this will play out in your c
basically mohammed morsi has lived down to the worst of the expectations. at the end of the day, as you said in your run up to this. this is about egypt and freedom. we have a revolution that continues for freedom and dignity. we did not have this revolution so that we could create a new dictator and this is why people are opposing what morsi did. >> morsi gave an interview to "time" magazine this week. an exclusive interview and this is just an excerpt from it. what i can see...
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chemical weapons out of despair as his government is on the verge of collapse but dr alamo heard that mohammed editor in chief of the syria tribune online magazine i spoke to a little earlier he believes those concerns are exaggerated. they have been saying this for the past like eighteen months and this is so far gone and it's still there and it's not this oh the question is why with them or the syrian army has chemical weapons it's winning big round out the damascus airport battle not that we could go earth cruel death again and again why would. you predict that the us will intervene when it doesn't even meet the obvious if you have something that is scary but it's . worth the idea is this thing was built. to face the massive nuclear power nuclear power that israel. made it bringing out obviously. the syrian conflict again spills over into lebanon had to come from or why splits between those for and against syria's president according cross border violence which has already claimed four lives. germany and israel of agree to disagree over the issue of jewish settlements on palestinian land th
chemical weapons out of despair as his government is on the verge of collapse but dr alamo heard that mohammed editor in chief of the syria tribune online magazine i spoke to a little earlier he believes those concerns are exaggerated. they have been saying this for the past like eighteen months and this is so far gone and it's still there and it's not this oh the question is why with them or the syrian army has chemical weapons it's winning big round out the damascus airport battle not that we...
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mohammed morsi makes a bold power grab. and a new constitution is pushed throughout without the input of christians or moderates. >> tom: and a look at the film that is exposing the dark world of sex trafficking, and bringing victims a message of hope. >> george: as nigeria's christians suffer more attacks, the international community seeks more tools to fight islamic terrorist. hello, everyone, i'm george thomas. >> wendy: and i'm we wendy griffith. twin car bombings on a military base in nigeria killed at least 15 people. it happened in the muslim north. officials say a bus packed with explosives rammed into st. andrew military protestant church right after sunday's services. about 10 minutes later, a car just outside the church exploded, as people fled from the first attack. boko haram is expected in the attack. boko haram is blamed for killing more than 760 nigerians this year alone. >> george: staggering numbers. he is executive director of a group that defends religious rights. ann, the international criminal court ha
mohammed morsi makes a bold power grab. and a new constitution is pushed throughout without the input of christians or moderates. >> tom: and a look at the film that is exposing the dark world of sex trafficking, and bringing victims a message of hope. >> george: as nigeria's christians suffer more attacks, the international community seeks more tools to fight islamic terrorist. hello, everyone, i'm george thomas. >> wendy: and i'm we wendy griffith. twin car bombings on a...
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on november twenty second egyptian president mohamed morsi issued a constitutional declaration in which he expanded his executive powers beyond judicial oversight morsi portrayed as decrees an attempt to protect the transition to a democracy but tens of thousands of egyptians were outraged and they took to the streets widespread protests this past week the violence heightened when seven people were killed and hundreds more wounded in direct clashes between the muslim brotherhood and its opposition morsi took a surprising turn this past weekend and all in the creek which would have granted him such sweeping powers however he maintained his refusal to postpone the december fifteenth constitutional referendum that his political opposition claims does not safeguard individual freedoms so are we seeing more sees opposition strengthen and is it possible that egypt could even evolve into a civil war to talk about all that and more i'm joined by a doll is condor media an arab studies professor at georgetown university and author of the forthcoming book egypt in flux essays on an unfinished revo
on november twenty second egyptian president mohamed morsi issued a constitutional declaration in which he expanded his executive powers beyond judicial oversight morsi portrayed as decrees an attempt to protect the transition to a democracy but tens of thousands of egyptians were outraged and they took to the streets widespread protests this past week the violence heightened when seven people were killed and hundreds more wounded in direct clashes between the muslim brotherhood and its...
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large crowds venting their furry against president mohammed morsi and what they call his power grab, also rejecting his calls for a dialog to end the crisis. the violence there getting the attention of the white house. egypt is considered a vital american interest because of the peace treaty it maintains with israel. we have more on this ahead. but first, all right we are also tracking a developing story in syria. where new video shows the rebels slowly gaining ground in the battle for damascus. they've scored a series of tactical skwreubgt tree tactic tactical victories, and declaring the damascus international airport a military zone. fierce street battles are breaking out as you can see here from the video. the "associated press" released this amateur video and said it seems to core respond with news accounts from the city. foxess conor powell is covering syria live from our mideast bureau. what is the latest. >> reporter: as part of this sur push to topple the bashar al-assad we've seen heavy fighting in damascus, particularly around the airport. rebels are focusing in on that ar
large crowds venting their furry against president mohammed morsi and what they call his power grab, also rejecting his calls for a dialog to end the crisis. the violence there getting the attention of the white house. egypt is considered a vital american interest because of the peace treaty it maintains with israel. we have more on this ahead. but first, all right we are also tracking a developing story in syria. where new video shows the rebels slowly gaining ground in the battle for...
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. >>> again today the crowds are still demanding that president mohammed moed morsi step down. latest from cairo. >>> free market capitalism is the best bet for -- i don't think we should be raising taxes at all. but that's my point of view. i'm kudlow. we'll be right back two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. . >>> tens of thousands of protesters are still surging around egypt's presidential palace. nbc reporter joins us now with the details. good evening, eamon. >> reporter: the media is reporting that the country's commission has ordered a vote scheduled to begin tomorrow in embassies around the world on the country's draft constitution to be postponed u
. >>> again today the crowds are still demanding that president mohammed moed morsi step down. latest from cairo. >>> free market capitalism is the best bet for -- i don't think we should be raising taxes at all. but that's my point of view. i'm kudlow. we'll be right back two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many...
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expected in the streets of egypt today during a phone conversation, president obama told president mohamed morsi that the violence there is unacceptable. at least six people have been killed as morsi supporters and opponents fought outside of the presidential palace. opponents marched on the palace last night calling on morsi to step down. holly williams is in cairo. >> reporter: some people hope that after days of protest and bloodshed president morsi would make a major concession when he addressed the nation but he didn't do that. his opponents want to immediately give up all of the sweeping new powers that he gave himself two weeks ago and postpone a referendum on egypt as new constitution which is due to take place in over a week. critics say the constitution doesn't protect the rights of all egyptians. president morsi didn't do either of those thing. instead he offered to give up one power, a vaguely right to take any necessary measure to protect the country. he would give up all of his new powers once the referendum has taken place. >> you mentioned president morsi addressing the egy
expected in the streets of egypt today during a phone conversation, president obama told president mohamed morsi that the violence there is unacceptable. at least six people have been killed as morsi supporters and opponents fought outside of the presidential palace. opponents marched on the palace last night calling on morsi to step down. holly williams is in cairo. >> reporter: some people hope that after days of protest and bloodshed president morsi would make a major concession when...
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and yet, the country is still toting for mohamed mursorsi make a statement. he has not responded since saturday. the prospects of holding a referendum, or its legitimacy have been seriously and called into question. the future of this transition, the future of the presidency -- the official demand was for msrsi -- morsi to postpone the referendum and perhaps form a new constituent assembly. now the calls are growing for him to step down. we are hearing the same kind of language that we heard from protesters during mubarak's at posting. we will have to see where it goes in the next few days and weeks. >> sharif abdel kouddous, thank you for being with us. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. when we come back, we turn to the un climate change summit that is taking place in doha, in the gulf emirate of qatar. >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from doha, qatar, the site of the 18th united nations climate change summit. most issues remain unsolved as negotiato
and yet, the country is still toting for mohamed mursorsi make a statement. he has not responded since saturday. the prospects of holding a referendum, or its legitimacy have been seriously and called into question. the future of this transition, the future of the presidency -- the official demand was for msrsi -- morsi to postpone the referendum and perhaps form a new constituent assembly. now the calls are growing for him to step down. we are hearing the same kind of language that we heard...
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president mohamed morsi divided the egyptians into two parts. there is a president, a regime which supports him. but all the egyptian people do not support president morsi. >> for the opposition, there is a very real challenge coming up on saturday. you've got to decide whether you are going to take part in this referendum. the president said it will happen. are you going to urge your supporters to take part in it and saying no? -- say no? >> we urge people to refuse this constitution. >> are you going to take part in the referendum? >> we encourage the egyptian people to say no to this constitution. >> does that mean you want them to take part in the referendum or to boycott the referendum? >> we take part and say no to this constitution. for the sake of this country, for the future of this country, we hope that the egyptian people refuse this constitution because it does not achieve our hopes. >> and do you think this kind of activism is the right kind of activism, given that we are now in a new era in egypt? >> the president did not give us t
president mohamed morsi divided the egyptians into two parts. there is a president, a regime which supports him. but all the egyptian people do not support president morsi. >> for the opposition, there is a very real challenge coming up on saturday. you've got to decide whether you are going to take part in this referendum. the president said it will happen. are you going to urge your supporters to take part in it and saying no? -- say no? >> we urge people to refuse this...
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mohamed morsi is still speaking. he says he feels sorry for those killed on both sides in the violence around the palace. this from the live speech which is on going. the hope was certainly of western observers that this man who has made himself a dictator would back down and submit to the will of the people. at least those not of the muslim brotherhood. that has not happened. he said we must trans send our differences. the will of the people cannot be suppressed by angry crowds. the will of the people must not be suppressed by anger. he says he prays that god will guide them through it. and he prays that god will safeguard the repercussions of the storm. he says the egyptian people are aware of your value. i stated clearly and openly i cannot tolerate that any person perpetrate any killing or vandalism. so it sounds like he is either not in touch with what is happening or very much in touch with the fact that he set himself up as a dictator. how the egyptian people hillary act is -- will react is another matter. we
mohamed morsi is still speaking. he says he feels sorry for those killed on both sides in the violence around the palace. this from the live speech which is on going. the hope was certainly of western observers that this man who has made himself a dictator would back down and submit to the will of the people. at least those not of the muslim brotherhood. that has not happened. he said we must trans send our differences. the will of the people cannot be suppressed by angry crowds. the will of...
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mohamed jamaal abu ahmed was arrested by egyptian authorities a couple of weeks ago. and remains in custody while the investigation goes on. u.s. authorities believe he may have been involved in the september 11th terror hit that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans according to a u.s. official. the fbi which is conducting the investigation has not been able to talk to him yet. the official would not comment on what led them to him. abu ahmed is known as a radical jihadist, 45 years old, master degrees in sharia law. he's also believed to be the driving force behind a new terror group seeking to align itself with al qaeda according to our sources. and egyptian official says abu ahmed denied any connection to the attack on the u.s. consulate, or being affiliated with al qaeda. he's also believed to be connected to a heavily armed terror suspect that was rated in october in egypt. and five people were arrested. sources say they're looking at several people in the attack. the fbi has been covering a lot of territory, but they're still facing roadbloc
mohamed jamaal abu ahmed was arrested by egyptian authorities a couple of weeks ago. and remains in custody while the investigation goes on. u.s. authorities believe he may have been involved in the september 11th terror hit that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans according to a u.s. official. the fbi which is conducting the investigation has not been able to talk to him yet. the official would not comment on what led them to him. abu ahmed is known as a radical jihadist,...
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egyptian president mohamed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's that new constitution amid ongoing mass protests triggered by his of self-imposed powers. and israel reportedly strikes a residential area in gaza injuring four civilians despite the ceasefire agreed between the two this comes just days after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. and a lot from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us the vote counting is of still underway in kuwait where the opposition claims it is the lowest turnout ever with only a quarter of people casting a ballot the sunni dominated opposition has boycotted the parliamentary ballot and they accuse the monarchy of changing the election rules to influence the outcome of the poll was a captain obvious in the gulf state with the latest. well the polls are closed doors olds are in but the battle over kuwait's political future has only just begun as expected the new parliament is largely consisting of folks who are considered to be closely allied with the ruling power but that is because the
egyptian president mohamed morsi names the date for a public referendum on the country's that new constitution amid ongoing mass protests triggered by his of self-imposed powers. and israel reportedly strikes a residential area in gaza injuring four civilians despite the ceasefire agreed between the two this comes just days after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. and a lot from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us the vote counting is of...
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mohammed joins me from beirut. what exactly is syria doing. >> good morning, ra ndi. >> he says that syria has started moving its chemical weapons from various sites across the country and consolidated into one site. safe guard these weapons and make sure they don't fall in the hands of the wrong people. there were a lot of concern about this over the last few months. russia is taking this syria and trying to make sure these weapons don't fall into the wrong hands. the u.s. administration, as well as many other countries said for the last few weeks and the last few months if syria used chemical weapons that would be a red line and suffer severe consequences because of it, randi. >> are the weapons still a threat to the rebels? >> well, the rebels maintain that the weapons are a threat to them and a threat to the general population to syria. they said that they believe assad and his regime would result to utilizing those weapons. we should add, though, that the regime said on many occasions that they don't have chem
mohammed joins me from beirut. what exactly is syria doing. >> good morning, ra ndi. >> he says that syria has started moving its chemical weapons from various sites across the country and consolidated into one site. safe guard these weapons and make sure they don't fall in the hands of the wrong people. there were a lot of concern about this over the last few months. russia is taking this syria and trying to make sure these weapons don't fall into the wrong hands. the u.s....
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demonstrations against the president's recent power grab there protesters have been rallying against president mohammed morsi for two weeks ever since he granted himself near absolute authority. a few days ago. lawmakers who support morsi hastily drafted and then passed a brand new constitution that could strengthen his grip. keep in mind president morsi of egypt has a lot of followers. he won a democratic election earlier thisser i don't. he is effectively making himself a dictator and the fact point to exactly that today 11 of egypt's largest newspapers suspended all operations over upcoming referendum vote. steve harrigan live in cairo for us. steve? >> shepard, these opposition protesters behind me on tahrir square are calling for people to marchionne the presidential palace tomorrow. that raises a clear possibility of conflict with supporters of president morsi around that presidential palace it will also be a real test of the opposition's numbers. we saw them peak out last week here at the square at 250,000. right now at 2:30 in the morning. probably fewer than a thousand people out there. in the
demonstrations against the president's recent power grab there protesters have been rallying against president mohammed morsi for two weeks ever since he granted himself near absolute authority. a few days ago. lawmakers who support morsi hastily drafted and then passed a brand new constitution that could strengthen his grip. keep in mind president morsi of egypt has a lot of followers. he won a democratic election earlier thisser i don't. he is effectively making himself a dictator and the...
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all right well we begin tonight in egypt where demonstrations against the newly elected president mohamed morsi have continued to grow the unrest in egypt is now well into its third week and if you think you're seeing deja vu what the protests playing out in tough we're square you're correct once again the demonstrations are becoming very violent very quickly as many as six people were killed in last night's clashes alone now all of this is over the near absolute power president morsi claimed last month while drafting a new constitution or attempting to anyway even claiming judicial immunity and despite his calls for dialogue morsi only fuel tension further with a fiery speech last night where he refused to call off a rep or a referendum on a draft constitution although new information is coming in that the vice president says morsi might be calling that off after all journalist belcher who is in cairo and brings us the latest. as you can probably see behind me there are hundreds and thousands of protesters who met in the middle because there's a barricade on either side of the street the
all right well we begin tonight in egypt where demonstrations against the newly elected president mohamed morsi have continued to grow the unrest in egypt is now well into its third week and if you think you're seeing deja vu what the protests playing out in tough we're square you're correct once again the demonstrations are becoming very violent very quickly as many as six people were killed in last night's clashes alone now all of this is over the near absolute power president morsi claimed...
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within the last 24 hours the country has seen the worst violence since president mohamed morsi was elected in june. seven people were killed and more than 600 hurt during overnight clashes in cairo outside the presidential palace. we have a report from jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: last year, they ousted a dictator. last night, they turned against one another. religious and secular egyptians fighting outside the palace of their first freely-elected president. after riot police gave up keeping the two warring sides apart. seven people were killed and hundreds were injured. both sides were armed with clubs, but eyewitnesses said the first gunfire came from president morsi's supporters. the president's opponents let off fireworks. but they say they won't back down until the president gives up sweeping new powers or resigns. this morning, the army moved in. not to mount a military coup, but to defend a president they would once have jailed for his political views. the commander of these troops said these tanks were just to keep rival factions apart. but if mr.
within the last 24 hours the country has seen the worst violence since president mohamed morsi was elected in june. seven people were killed and more than 600 hurt during overnight clashes in cairo outside the presidential palace. we have a report from jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: last year, they ousted a dictator. last night, they turned against one another. religious and secular egyptians fighting outside the palace of their first...
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mohammed jamjoom is in beirut. he's got more on the story for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. this latest report only increasing concerns about the intentions of the syrian regime when it comes to their chemical weapon stockpile. now, why are there so many concerns? not just because people are worried what bashar al assad might do with these chemical weapon stockpiles, as there have been for months, but more as rebels are advancing on damascus and the battling are getting more heated and pitched around the capital, there are concerns that if damascus were to fall, what would happen to chemical weapon stockpiles? could they get into the hands of groups that are fighting with syrian rebels? a big concern, and we've heard more calls from the u.s. administration, warning that bashar al assad if we were to utilize chemical weapons against the population of syria, that would be a clear red line, they would face consequences. we must add one more thing, that the syrian regime has repeatedly said, including today, they have no intentio
mohammed jamjoom is in beirut. he's got more on the story for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. this latest report only increasing concerns about the intentions of the syrian regime when it comes to their chemical weapon stockpile. now, why are there so many concerns? not just because people are worried what bashar al assad might do with these chemical weapon stockpiles, as there have been for months, but more as rebels are advancing on damascus and the...
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miss israelis would personally prefer hosni mubarak to mohammed morsi that is for sure. you go off the rails when you compare the egyptian revolution to the american revolution. >> i think you missed my point. my point is when you have a change in government and when you go from one kind of government to another it's not pretty. i'm not suggesting this is analogous in every way to the american revolution but it's certainly a big change from what had existed before. it's funny for me to hear conservatives fine for hosni mubarak who they never liked that much when he was in power. >> they liked him a lot he was pro-israel and proamerican. >> he's a dick taeutder. a dictator. >> allies are fine as long as they are allies. >> as long as they are dictators on our side they are good dictators. jon: we'll leave it there, alan colmes, jim pinkerton, our viewers should keep this in mind, this kind of discussion as they read the stories about what is going on in egypt. thank you both. >> tphaupbg. >> thank you. jenna: the star of the number one youtube video in the world is kickin
miss israelis would personally prefer hosni mubarak to mohammed morsi that is for sure. you go off the rails when you compare the egyptian revolution to the american revolution. >> i think you missed my point. my point is when you have a change in government and when you go from one kind of government to another it's not pretty. i'm not suggesting this is analogous in every way to the american revolution but it's certainly a big change from what had existed before. it's funny for me to...
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who have a moment to make this news you just heard this morning president mohamed morsi. the decision to increase tax burdens on the country these are sales tax and consumer goods and services this is be quite popular for him in the face of much besides the increased tax burdens were supposed to be part of i imagine the international monetary fund loan will point eight billion dollars knowing that countries be trying to secure recently definitely reducing these tax burdens will perhaps make him more popular among the streets however you have today of course they're not with ovation from the coalition of opposition forces running many of these protests . today completely reject. referendum set to be next week and it calls for protests they say the constitution only enforce a presidential dictatorship and then it's a. key social economic demands as well as. the country as it was. by islamist dominated constituent somebody to here in cairo was really expecting big crowds on choose day against the president well bella speaking of those big crowds we do know that mohamed morsi
who have a moment to make this news you just heard this morning president mohamed morsi. the decision to increase tax burdens on the country these are sales tax and consumer goods and services this is be quite popular for him in the face of much besides the increased tax burdens were supposed to be part of i imagine the international monetary fund loan will point eight billion dollars knowing that countries be trying to secure recently definitely reducing these tax burdens will perhaps make him...